Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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York Minster
York's cathedral church is one...
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Viking
The Vikings are easily reduced to a...
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York in the Civil War
After the king left the city, York w...
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The Roman Civilian Settlement
In AD 71, the Ninth Legion of the Ro...
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Guild Halls of York
The biggest guilds were rich and pow...
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Medieval City Defences
The king was concerned with the thre...
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Norman Religious Buildings
The religious foundations laid by th...
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Build-up to Civil War
Charles I came to the throne in 1625...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Gold Arm Ring
- De Grey Rooms
- Bones of a Roman Combatant
- Church of St Wilfrid
- King Edward II and York
- The First Minster
- Mary Ward
- Anglian Cross
- A New University
- Stonegate
- St Crux's Church
- Plum Cakes for Christmas
- Bronze Seal Matrix of the Merchant Adventurers' Almshouse
- The Minster in the 19th Century
- The George Fox Incident
- 62 Low Petergate
- York Central Library
- Lendal Bridge